John 6:60

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πολλοὶ οὖν ἀκούσαντες ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, εἶπον, Σκληρός ἐστιν οὗτος ὁ λόγος· τίς δύναται αὐτοῦ ἀκούειν;

Transliteration

Many oun having akousantes from the mathētōn of him, eipon, Sklēros estin this the logos; who dynatai of it akouein?

Grammar Details

*oun*: inferential conjunction - therefore/then
*akousantes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard
*mathētōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of disciples
*eipon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - said
*Sklēros*: adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - hard/difficult
*estin*: present indicative, 3rd singular - is
*logos*: nominative, masculine, singular - word/saying
*dynatai*: present middle indicative, 3rd singular - is able
*akouein*: present active infinitive - to hear

Word Meanings

*oun*: therefore/then/consequently
*akousantes*: having heard/listened to
*mathētōn*: disciples/students/followers
*eipon*: said/spoke
*Sklēros*: hard/difficult/harsh
*estin*: is/exists
*logos*: word/saying/message
*dynatai*: is able/can
*akouein*: to hear/to listen to

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 6:66 : 66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
John 8:31 : 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
John 8:43 : 43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
Heb 5:11 : 11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
2 Pet 3:16 : 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
Matt 11:6 : 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
John 6:41-42 : 41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith , I came down from heaven?

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